11. Read a book about the truth – a non-fiction book, in fact. Alternatively, read a book about reporting on the news, or about something that was once believed true but has been proved not to be true.

I read the “Mistborn” triology, at the insistence of the Sith Master. Awesome books, with a wonderful strong female protagonist. All of the characters are great – I highly recommend anything by Brandon Sanderson .

That’s 8 out of 19 done, if you are keeping score.

I want to read new books, not re-read ones I’ve already read umpteen times. Because the point of a reading challenge – for me anyway – is to move out of the comfortable reading rut, explore new territory, and hopefully discover some new books to love.

I still have the following parts of the challenge to complete:

3. Read a book about something you’ve always wondered about.

6. Read a mythological book, or a book of myths, or a book about mythology.

7. Go to the library and wander into an aisle you do not usually frequent. Pick a book from the shelf and read it.

8. Read a book about money. I just got “The Prosperous Heart“. I love Julia Cameron’s books, so this will go quickly.

12. Read a book about a strange new land, or a travel book – fact or fiction.

13. Read a book about sex, sexuality, and/or sexual politics.

14. Read a book that most people would be embarrassed to read in public, because of the title, the content, or the cover art. And then read it in public.

16. Read a book with an inanimate object as a character and/or an important part of the plot.

17. Read a book that teaches you something. Something that will not come in handy in your everyday life. Learn something completely impractical.

18. Read something spiritual, mystical, mathematical, or amazing. Something that will remind you of how magic and unbelievable the universe and everything in it really is.

19. Read a detective novel, a crime story, a mystery, or a thriller.

Not that y’all are really keeping score, but so that I can keep it straight in my own head. Which is a rather chaotic place sometimes, so I need to see it written down where I can find it again – hence posting it on the blog.